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Bracelets-Navajo Made Silver Bracelets Sterling Silver Bracelets with and/or without Turquoise has been on of the mainstays for the Navajo Jewelry Trade since its beginning. Although the Navajo Silversmiths make many other Jewelry items, it is the Bracelets Navajo seem to enjoy making the most. They also have made quite a market for their bracelets as well by following and making what people want to wear on their wrist. The Navajo were the first Native American Indians to make silver Jewelry. They learned the trade from the Spaniards in the 1860's and have had a brisk business for their Jewelry since. Turquoise was introduced in the 1890's was widely excepted immediately. The Navajo love Turquoise and they use it in about 75% of the Jewelry made today.   Bracelets, Navajo made with Turquoise are collected worldwide and are known to be some of the most unique silver Jewelry made in the world. The Navajo use Turquoise cabochons and work their silver around the stone. Durango Silver Company cuts Turquoise that they mine in Nevada as well as other types of Turquoise they collect. They trade high quality cabochons to the Navajos to use in the Jewelry offer for sale, this enables them to control the quality of the Turquoise Stones in their Jewelry We take great pride in promoting authentic Southwestern Jewelry made by Native American Indians and Contemporary Artists of the Southwest U.S. It is important today to consider that there is a increasing amount of Turquoise Jewelry being imported into the United States and being sold as Native Indian American made. This imported Jewelry is often beautiful and of good quality, but, it should be promoted for it is! Native Indian, American made Jewelry as well as Turquoise Jewelry that is made by Contemporary Artists of the American Southwest has appeal by collectors for many good reasons. Southwestern Jewelry artists are very conscientious of their Turquoise being real and natural, they take great pride in each individual piece that they make and they put their heart and soul into their craft. It is important to American collectors that when they buy a piece of Native American Jewelry that they are getting what they paid for. We make Southwestern Jewelry in-house in Durango Colorado and we have Native Indian American made Jewelry with the use of our high quality Natural American Turquoise Stones. Dillon and John Hartman have been mining and collecting high-grade Turquoise for years. We cut most of the Tuquoise Stones that are use in our Jewelry be it Native American Indian or Contemporary Southwest Jewelry. Visit our Turquoise Museum, Bisbee Turquoise, Royston Turquoise, Tortoise Turquoise, and Indian Village websites for additional credentials on our family.

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